|  |  | Brief Information Topkapi Palace ( Turkish: Topkapi Sarayı )
Imperial residence of Ottoman Sultans, the maze of buildings that was the focal point of the Ottoman Empire between the 15th and 19th centruies. In these opulent surroundings the sultans and their court lived and governed. A magnificent wooded garden fills the outer, or first, court. In the second court, on the right, shaded by cyprees and plane trees,stand the palace kitchens, which now serve as galleries exhibiting the imperial collections of crystal, silver and Chinese porcelain. Today the third court holds the Hall of Audience, the Library of Ahmet III, an exhibition of imperial costumes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the treasury and a priceless collection of miniatures from medieval manuscripts. In the center of this innermost sanctuary, the Prophet Muhammet (S.A.V) brought to Istanbul when the Ottomans assumed the caliphaten of Islam. Little Hagia Sophia: (Turkish: Kucuk Ayasofya Mosque)
Little Hagia Sophia, formerly the Church of the Saints Sergius and Bacchus is a former Eastern Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Constantinople.The church is now a mosque called Küçük Ayasofya Camii (Little Hagia Sophia Mosque) is Byzantine building with a central dome plan was erected in the 6th century and was a model for the Hagia Sophia, the main church of the Byzantine Empire. It is one of the most important early Byzantine buildings in Istanbul CLOSED Topkapi Palace on Tuesday - Replaced with Beylerbeyi or Dolmabahce Palace or Chora Church Please take note of the following - 30% discount for children below the age 7, free for the ages 0-2
- You are kindly requested to present your self at the pick up point 15 mnts before.
What's Included Transfers - Pick up and Drop off at hotel in Istanbul
- All Transportation
Tours - Full Day Guided Ottoman Tour
- Museum Tickets
- Professional English Speaking Tour Guide
- All Transportation
- Hotel pick up and drop off in Istanbul
Taxes and Charges - Local Taxes
- Service Charges
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